Chapter 198: Voodoo
Chapter 198: Voodoo
"Who?"
Fang Xing asked.
"It's me, Maya, Lord Ba'i's maid!"
A girl's voice came from behind the door.
"Come in."
Fang Xing hesitated for a moment before speaking.
The door opened, and a young maid, appearing to be only seventeen or eighteen, full of youthful vitality, walked in.
"Did Lord Ba'i send you?"
Fang Xing asked casually.
"Yes... No, I came on my own accord."
Maya gazed at Fang Xing's handsome face, mustering her courage, "I want to give you my most precious gift, instead of letting it be taken by some random lord..."
Hearing this, Fang Xing fell silent.
In a territory, the lord possessed almost unlimited power.
For example, the infamous right to the first night, the power to arbitrarily set criminal laws, and even collect taxes.
Some eccentric lords even claimed that any goods dropped by passing merchant caravans belonged to them.
Additionally, marriage taxes, shoe taxes, grass taxes, poultry taxes... all sorts of creatively named taxes were common.
In this world, it was even more terrifying.
One could easily sacrifice suitable 'sacrifices' in the name of worshipping spirits, and even carry out private punishments, taking away various organs...
"Thank you, but no need..."
Fang Xing felt pity in his heart, but his eyes had been spoiled by the various celestial beauties of the cultivation world and the internet celebrities of the interstellar age. Perhaps Maya was the dream girl for most young men in the village, but to him, she was like coarse food, difficult to swallow.
Maya's eyes instantly filled with tears, and she turned and ran out.
"Sigh... I've broken another innocent girl's heart..."
Fang Xing inexplicably felt that if he were holding a rose at this moment, it would be especially fitting for the scene: "Perhaps... she's not just some innocent girl."
...
Study Room.
A precious candle slowly burned, emitting a warm glow.
"Lord!"
Maya stood trembling before Lord Ba'i: "He... he refused."
"With your beauty, he actually refused..."
Lord Ba'i stared at Maya, and for a fleeting moment, his expression turned sinister: "Come here!"
Maya immediately crawled on the ground, like a dog, and crawled under the desk...
After a while.
Lord Ba'i exhaled: "Tomorrow... go clean the bedroom and bring back some of his hair."
Maya's head poked out from under the table and nodded lightly.
After the maid left, Lord Ba'i's expression turned gloomy: "Although human essence and blood are the best, hair will have to do. I hope the Great Sorcerer doesn't blame me..."
...
The next morning, at the breakfast table.
Fang Xing casually picked up an apple, and his spiritual power spread out.
He saw the maid searching on his bed and finally finding a few strands of hair, which she took to Lord Ba'i.
Lord Ba'i immediately went to the stable and had the groom bring out the only horse. He mounted it and rode off without a word.
'This guide is not bad...'
Seeing this, Fang Xing smiled slightly and looked at the middle-aged woman across from him: "Madam, after breakfast, I should take my leave."
"Where is the guest heading?"
Lord Ba'i's wife was curious.
"I'm a stranger from a distant land, and I'll probably wander around."
Fang Xing looked at Lord Ba'i's two children.
The boy and girl were as exquisite as dolls, only four or five years old, full of innocence and childishness.
He patted the girl's head, bid farewell to the family, and headed in the direction Lord Ba'i had left.
...
Lord Ba'i rode for half a day and reached a small city.
He bypassed the city and arrived at an estate on the outskirts.
"Please inform the great Menbas Sorcerer that Ba'i has an urgent matter and seeks an audience!"
Lord Ba'i came to the estate's gate, his face full of flattering smiles, speaking to a yawning servant at the door.
This servant had slightly dark skin and his head was full of dirty braids.
Upon hearing this, the servant glanced at Lord Ba'i with his eyes.
Just a glance, and Lord Ba'i's breath almost stopped, for this servant's eyes had no pupils, only white!
"Wait!"
Fortunately, after just a few seconds, the servant's eyes returned to normal, and he walked inside.
Not long after, he came out: "Ba'i... the venerable Sorcerer Menbas has agreed to your request, and this is his blessing for you..."
"Yes, yes..."
Lord Ba'i nodded and bowed, then slipped a gold coin into the servant's hand.
The coin was of an ancient design, minted by the Radiant Empire, and the image on it was already blurred, but this did not diminish the value of the gold.
Seeing this gold coin, a look of satisfaction appeared in the servant's eyes: "Go in..."
Lord Ba'i's eyes flashed with pain, and he quickly stepped into the estate, arriving outside a room.
Various precious incense filled his nostrils.
"Enter!"
He stood respectfully for half an hour before hearing an aged voice from within the room.
Lord Ba'i bent over and entered the room, immediately seeing colorful silk hanging down casually.
In the four corners of the room, incense burners were lit, emitting various scents.
An emaciated old man, dressed in silk, sat on a woolen rug.
"Lord Ba'i, I have an audience with the Venerable Sorcerer Menbas..." Lord Ba'i hurriedly knelt and performed a grand kowtow.
"Lord Ba'i... The crow informed me that Berbore is dead."
The Menbas Wizard spoke, his tone unreadable, but Lord Ba'i's heart sank. "It was an outsider who used sinister means to assassinate Wizard Berbore... I have obtained the hair of that outsider as a curse token..."
"That's not enough," the old Menbas Wizard shook his head. "Remember, only the Grand Sovereign exists to save everyone... You must offer everything, your flesh, your wife, your children, your land, your wealth... all to the Grand Sovereign!"
"Yes, all to the Grand Sovereign..." Lord Ba'i's voice was hoarse. "Next time, I will bring my wife to visit."
"Those who kill wizards will face the Grand Sovereign's curse!"
Menbas stood, his eyes filled with malice and cruelty. "I will turn that outsider into a Voodoo Zombie, trapping his soul within his decaying body, forcing him to labor as he rots..."
Lord Ba'i shuddered, feeling a chill down his spine.
He followed Menbas into the room, where a small chamber was lit by a single green candle.
Lord Ba'i was startled to see a lifeless head floating in the darkness.
Stepping back, he realized it was a wild boar's head.
The massive boar's head lay on the altar, its blood flowing into the grayish-white grooves.
Menbas took out a black leather pouch from his waist, and upon opening it, the scent of absinthe wafted out.
It was the wizard's drink, Absinthe.
He took a sip and from various pockets, produced paper, wax, cloth, and straw. His aged hands, resembling chicken claws, skillfully crafted a black doll.
"Hair!"
Menbas suddenly spoke.
Lord Ba'i shuddered, feeling as if countless eyes were watching him in the darkness. He quickly handed over a small paper packet.
Menbas opened it, mixed in a few strands of hair with the doll, and bound it tightly with red thread.
"Oh Grand Sovereign... Please bestow your power and curse this outsider who dares to harm a wizard..."
Menbas began clearly, but his voice gradually became blurred, as if two people were speaking at once. The incantation was complex and unintelligible.
On the altar, the mingled fragrances of incense made Lord Ba'i feel as if the boar's head had come to life, mocking him with a sardonic smile.
"I curse you!"
Suddenly, Menbas recited the incantation, pulling out a black needle and stabbing it into the doll's liver.
"Ahh!"
Lord Ba'i felt a searing pain in his stomach, as if his insides were being torn apart.
He screamed, rolling on the ground, vomiting blood mixed with fragments of internal organs.
"This... I... Am I cursed?"
Lord Ba'i looked at Menbas, "Great Wizard... Save... Save me... I'm willing to give you half of my village's land..."
"You fool! Your head is dumber than a pig's, and you let someone replace your hair."
Menbas glared at Lord Ba'i, cursing him before a strange expression appeared. "I accept your offering. I will let you avenge yourself... But your wife and children must be offered to me!"
"No..."
In that moment, Lord Ba'i's face was filled with regret, but it was too late.
He tried to speak, but his throat only produced unintelligible sounds.
As time passed, his expression became wooden and vacant, almost like a corpse, except for the moving eyes.
After finishing the incantation, Menbas pried open Lord Ba'i's mouth, stuffing it with strange substances—unknown powders, live centipedes, and more.
Finally, Menbas danced around Lord Ba'i, a bizarre dance with contorted movements. His body shook violently, and his face seemed to wear a mask, suddenly transforming.
No, not a human, but a 'Malevolent Spirit'! This spirit had human features, but a dark purple tongue shot out like a venomous snake, biting Lord Ba'i's neck.
A strong pollution emerged, and through this ritual, Lord Ba'i was completely 'tainted'.
Moments later, the Great Sorcerer Menbas recovered, his face returning to that of the emaciated old man.
He examined Lord Ba'i, nodding and shaking his head. "A hastily made Voodoo Zombie is inferior to those crafted with true effort... Go, find your revenge!"
With Menbas' words, the Voodoo Zombie of Lord Ba'i retreated into the darkness and disappeared without a trace...
(End of Chapter)
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